Kate and I finished up 2019 by hitting our 800+ mark of handed out Blanket Wraps! Back in November, we spent our Thanksgiving at the Detroit Youth and Dog Rescue Dinner and drove around the streets to the people who missed a Thanksgiving event. We stopped and found some people sleeping on the stairs of […]
This fall we have been very busy preparing for our 4th winter of MK Blanket Wraps! Kate and I have recently grown our nonprofit and are actively finding and working with groups to help us create and sew Blanket Wraps. Our sewing “partners” include 2 Shrine Grade School students, the Wyandotte Quilting Group, Mrs. Feldkamp, […]
This was our SECOND SUMMER of teaching sewing classes at the Genesis House in Detroit, Michigan. Kate and I graduated almost 20 students with each receiving a graduation certificate and giving a presentation on what they made during class. Throughout the weeks, we learn that living in a homeless shelter can be stressful and depressing. […]
On July 11th, Kate and I held a Graduation for 11 students who completed a project and learned the basics of a sewing machine in Session 1 of the MK Blanket Wraps Sewing Class! The graduation/celebration was held at DRMM Genesis House where we provided lunch for everyone in the shelter (in the same room […]
We are in the middle of our FIRST of TWO Sewing Classes this Summer. Last year we only did one and spread it out for 8 weeks. We decided to change our format this year and offer 2 sewing classes this summer. The classes meet twice a week and are only 3 weeks long. Why? […]
And just like that Summer is almost here! Kate and I dropped off the last of our Blanket Wraps for the 2018-2019 season at ChristNet in April. Since the winter was so long and cold, we were able to continue handing out all the way into spring! To conclude the season, Kate and I attended […]
Kate and I have had a very busy 2019 already! We have gone to hand out Blanket Wraps at DRMM Genesis House, Blessed Hope Christian Church, South Oakland Shelter, and the Detroit Youth and Dog Rescue Community Table Events. As of today, our total count of DELIVERED Blanket Wraps is 567! Wow! At Genesis House, […]
MK Blanket Wraps & ROMS Student Council 2019 MLK Jr. Day of Service “Mittens for the Homeless Project” On Monday, January 21, 2019, Royal Oak Middle School Student Council, in partnership with MK Blanket Wraps, will be participating in the first ever ROMS Student Council “Mittens for the Homeless Project” on MLK Jr. Day of […]
On November 22, Thanksgiving 2018, we kicked off our third season of MK Blanket Wraps by handing out blanket wraps to the homeless on the streets of Detroit. In 2016 and 2017, we have handed out at Thanksgiving Dinner events. This year we decided to head directly to the streets of Detroit and find people […]
Last night, Monday, August 20th at The Tabernacle located on Stimson Street in Detroit was our FIRST MK Blanket Wraps Sewing Class Graduation. We handed out 16 Graduation Certificates to women and young ladies from the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House 3 while friends and DRMM Staff watched and applauded their achievements! Throughout the […]
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